Qatar Airways expands its Airbus A330 Freighter fleet
Deal worth $2.8bn for up to 13 A330-200Fs including options Complementing three A330-200Fs already operated by Qatar Airways. 17 November 2013 Qatar Airways has placed…
Civilian aviation news
Etihad Airways Kick Off Dubai Airshow with 777X, 787-10 Orders
– Abu Dhabi-based airline to be a launch customer of 777X, first to order 777-8X – Carrier places 1,000th 787 Dreamliner order, becomes world’s largest…
Emirates orders 50 additional A380s, boosting fleet to 140
H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum: “A380 continues to be Emirates’ flagship” 17 November 2013 Dubai-based Emirates airline has placed an additional order for…
PHI flies first Rig Approach Customer Flights in the S-92 helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and PHI Inc. announced today the completion of the first operational flights of the new “Rig Approach” system, a first of its…
Bombardier Learjet Receives FAA Certification for the Learjet 75 Aircraft
Learjet 75 aircraft granted full type certification from FAA on November 14, 2013 Bombardier Aerospace, the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturer, announced that Learjet has…
Airbus Corporate Foundation coordinates Humanitarian Relief Aid to the Philippines
Airbus A340 flight test aircraft en route from Lyon with 28 logistics and rescue specialists on board plus nearly 30 tonnes of humanitarian goods facilitated…
Latin American airlines need over 2,300 new aircraft in next 20 years
Intra-regional route development gives region huge potential for growth 15 November 2013 According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin American airlines will require…
EADS Reports Improved Nine-Month (9m) Results 2013
Amsterdam, 14 November 2013 • Revenues increase 7 percent to € 40.0 billion • EBIT* before one-off rises 22 percent to € 2.3 billion •…
Boeing Forecasts $550 Billion Market in Middle East for New Airplanes
– Middle East operators expected to require 2,610 new airplanes over next 20 years – Traffic growth in the Middle East continues to outpace the…
Alitalia may push back capital increase deadline
(AFP) Embattled Italian airline Alitalia may push back the deadline for subscription to a capital increase to buy time for negotiations with its major shareholder…
Panasonic Avionics and Lufthansa Technik Announce Milestone A380 Retrofit Deal
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Lufthansa Technik have won the right to retro-fit all in-service A380s with Panasonic’s advanced Global Communications Services. The joint agreement…
Alitalia mulls job cuts as part of rescue plan
(Euronews) Alitalia is making a last ditch effort to cut costs and raise money to stave off bankruptcy. The board of the Italian airline is…
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